Apple applies for patent on wireless charging system

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02 Dec 2012, 14:07posted on

Apple envisions a world with near-field magnetic resonance charging electronic devices up to a yard away based on a recent patent application made by the Cupertino based firm; on the other hand, interference from such signals could destroy credit cards and other magnetic storage...

Isnt this something which Tesla tried? I dont think Apple is going to get a patent for this. Many folks after Tesla have been trying something very similar. There is a lot of prior art involved here and I am sure some of them have been patented already.

i wonder how apple is gonna sue a company with a phone that had wireless charging BEFORE apple even made on. i'd love to see how appple would manage to sue with this. its even more riduculous than suing samsung for making rectangles with rounded corners

This is kinda old news. What other patents have apple applied for an won... Hmmm... Let's see... Page turn. Yes. Apple now owns the page turn. How innovative. Universal battery. One battery that can power any apple device. And others. Remember all those who said that wireless charging was a fad? Apple applied for a patent almost a good week later. It might even be in the iphone 5s. It will be called wireless iPower. Dont expect any nfc though.

i remember reading where the u.s. government was going to look into how patents are rewarded to see if the patent system needed to be revised. i havent heard anything about it since. money makes alot of things go away.

I'd rather have that wireless charging stone/base thing instead. With this magnetic field thing, when it wipes out your hard drive and credit cards, Apple will have some excuse of "You're using it wrong" or "Don't put magnetic devices in or near the field" excuse

and still people think Nokia does not deserve to adverstize / make a well deserved big deal on OIS and other things on 808, 920, etc. Power of marketing / media can fool even a person with 150+ IQ.

Nokia you are yourself deserve your current position. Joining hands with MS for Windows Phone is not bad, but discontinuing Symbian and Meego WILL BE your biggest fault till you lose business even more

Now the patent law is so flaw and questionable. Before, a thing is patented after it's actually invented. But now, a thing is patented before it's actually invented. Wireless charging in this way by Apple may be a good idea, but Apple hasn't make it realistic. It's not about the idea itself, it's more about the ability to make it happen nowadays. Who reaches the destination first, who win the metal. That's what patent law should be , isn't it?

Patents should be like projects are on Kickstarter, where you can't start on theoretical product projects.

From their guidelines:
1. Funding for projects only.

A project has a clear goal, like making an album, a book, or a work of art. A project will eventually be completed, and something will be produced by it. A project is not open-ended. Starting a business, for example, does not qualify as a project.

A little more info on their policy change back in September from the Kickstarter site:

Do the new guidelines mean that Kickstarter will only accept Hardware and Product Design projects with finished products?

Not at all. We simply ask creators to share with backers exactly what’s been done so far, show how the product currently works, and explain how it will be completed. In short, we expect creators to show their work. Backers have shown that they're happy to get involved in projects that are in earlier stages when the creator is clear about the remaining work and their ability to complete it.

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